1.22.2010

As the weekend approaches, enjoy this inspiring and heart-warming story, author unknown. This story has made its way around the internet so maybe you've heard it before, but even so, I think you'll agree that the concept is timeless:

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health.

He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.

He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?"

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is."

I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arms, and thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life."

True love is neither physical, nor romantic.

True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

With love and thanks to Maja of the Smiling Soul for this and many other wonderful examples of living life to the full.

Exploring the Nature of Being

The premise of your life is Freedom; the purpose of your life is Joy. ~ Abraham

Happiness, Prosperity, Loving Relationships, Health—why can't we hang onto them? Why, despite our strongest desires and most sincere efforts to change are we confronted with the same annoying experiences time after time after time? Why does what we want the most always seem just out of reach?

Join me on a journey of discovery, as we explore the nature of being and attempt to answer those very questions.

This is an amazing and exciting time to be alive on Planet Earth. The solutions to our dilemmas are at hand. Are you ready to experience them?

Flow of Life - Expanded Solfeggio Frequencies / Healing Tones

Words of Wisdom

Happiness is a direction, not a place.- Sydney J Harris

Joy is not an emotion. Joy is a state of being that exudes from awareness, a conscious-ness that says life is wonderful and embraces the wonder of all.- Salem / Diandra

We think of ourselves as hu-mans searching for a spiritual awakening, when in fact we are spirits attempting to cope with a human awakening.- the group / Steve Rother